From The Perry Mason TV Show BookBarbara Hales husband, actor Bill Williams, returns in this episode as Charlie Shaw, a boat owner who would appear to be a hero after saving a young actress who is attempting to swim across the Catalina Channel.

Location: The cliffs in the background when the young actress dives off the rocks (8 minutes and 21 minutes into the episode) are not in Catalina but actually the cliffs just north of Paradise Cove in Malibu. [Some pictures here.] Posted by Eric Cooper and Linda Shockley, August 17, 2009. + Paradise Cove is a popular location for Perry episodes. The tide was low and based on the lighting on the cliff it was a morning shot on both dives. The shot of the actress up on the rocks is later in the day (note the shadows around the bystanders below in the later dive) and most likely a different beach. If you look closely you can see a black plastic pipe that runs down the cliff in the background as she dives. Those black plastic pipes are still used by cliff-side home owners for drainage. The top of the cliffs is now the Paradise Cove Mobile home park where a double wide with a view recently sold for $2.2 million, land not included. Posted by Eric Cooper and Linda Shockley, August 17, 2009.+ As noted the dive and the scene with the actress preparing to dive were taken at different times and probably at different beaches. If you watch closely you can see that in both dives there are people below and at least 50 feet of sand between the cliff and the water. Even then the water is shallow for at least another 25 feet. So diving from the cliffs and landing in enough water to survive is impossible unless you are part flying squirrel. Consequently, the dive with the Paradise Cove cliffs in the background was accomplished either by diving off a boat or more likely a platform built at the end of the Paradise Cove pier. Also the only way to get that perspective of the cliffs is to dive from partway in the cove itself. No diving area from land would give you that angle. The pier is fairly long now but it was much longer back in 1965 when this episode was shot. Posted by Eric Cooper and Linda Shockley, August 17, 2009.

Character Names: The violently lecherous male nurse is introduced as Ernie Craig in court. Submitted by gracenote, 4/27/2011.

Sightings: As Reggie meets with her agent at an unnamed lounge, Pencil Mustache Man is tending bar in the background. He continues as Drake joins the conversation. Later, Distinguished Gentleman #1 is among the spectators thronging the beach to see if Victoria Dawn will dive from a cliff. Submitted by gracenote, 4/27/2011. + In the courtroom, Little Old Lady #1 is visible in a cutaway to Perry and his client; Quiet Old Man (#1) is in another to Victorias sister. The aforementioned Pencil Mustache Man sits in the far corner, although not in every shot. And Distinguished Gentleman #1 is also there, in the back. Read more about these favorite frequent faces. Submitted by gracenote, 4/27/2011.

Business Cards: For at least the second time Paul Drake was shown giving out a business card (see #55 TCOT Fraudulent Foto). Perry handed out cards at least fourteen times starting with the first episode. Submitted by H. Mason 4/27/15

Business For Perry: Paul sent another person to Perry. This time it wasn't Paul's client. Submitted by H. Mason 4/27/15

Murder Weapon: A person was killed with an ashtray for at least the fourth time (see episodes 46, 55 and 93). Submitted by H. Mason 4/27/15+Killed with a bookend in this episode. Submitted by W. Jones 5/14/16

It's for you, Mr. Mason: Perry receives a phone call while speaking with Doug and Lillian on the patio. jfh 22Feb2017.

Paul's Fee: When Paul talks to Ben Lucas in the restaurant, we find out that Paul charges $100 per day plus expenses. Submitted by D. Tlougan, 5/7/15.
+ Viewers might recall Jim Rockford's (oft-quoted) rate was $200/day; the series being set about a decade after this episode, extrapolating out, we'd have $3200/day today...I suspect rates aren't that high (though the 70's we're notorious for high inflation). Pondered by Notcom, 051916.

This the second of two PM writing credits for Mann Rubin, who also had two "Ironside" writing credits...MikeM.2/22/2017

Continuity: The parachutist who jumps from the plane is wearing dark pants, a large safety chute in front and no goggles. And is definitely a man (zoom in). The parachutist floating down has white pants on. And Reggie, a girl, hanging from the tree is wearing medium colored pants, a small safety chute and dark goggles. Submitted by kilo 1/10/2018.

+ And Paul was in no hurry to return Reggie's good luck charm to her after her failed parachute jump, even though she and her agent, Bennie, spent about a minute at Bennie's car talking. However, when Paul later found out that Reggie was at a cocktail lounge....Submitted by (lowercase, with a comma and period) masonite, 06/29/13.

+Poor Perry's arm is still out of commission!

Reggie's agent, Bennie, has a series of dodgy stunts arranged for her -- the parachute jump, the Brahma bull riding, the final stunt shown in her attempt to break into the movies -- but why did neither of them seriously question what she would have to do for the $5,000? In 2013 dollars, that is $36,000(!). Didn't that possibly sound too good to be true for an unknown? Submitted by (lowercase, with a comma and period) masonite, 06/29/13.+It was a secret. Reggie was told after she passed her tests. You don't tell anybody you're going to fake a channel swim until you're sure the person can be trusted. Added by H. Mason 4/27/15

An Oddity: In this story Perry Mason was not shown with his client until the first scene in the courtroom. Submitted by H. Mason 4/27/15